Byron Buxton and the Minnesota Twins take on starter Alec Marsh and the Kansas City Royals at 7:40 PM ET on Wednesday, July 5 at Target Field.
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Player Prop Odds for Buxton
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -139 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -118 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -121 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | +102 |
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Stats and Trends for the Kansas City Royals
- Marsh will get the start for the Royals, his second of the season.
- The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw four innings, giving up five earned runs while allowing six hits against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
- The Royals have a 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in the majors.
- Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.28 this year, which ranks 28th in MLB.
- The Royals rank 25th in MLB with a combined 1.443 WHIP this season.
- The Royals have allowed 100 home runs this season, or 1.2 per game. That ranks 19th in MLB play.
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Byron Buxton Stats vs. the Royals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/4/2023 | Zack Greinke | 3-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 | 1 |
| 7/3/2023 | Austin Cox | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/30/2023 | Brady Singer | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/29/2023 | Brad Keller | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/1 | 0 |
| 4/28/2023 | Jordan Lyles | 1-for-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 4/27/2023 | Zack Greinke | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/2/2023 | Brad Keller | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 4/1/2023 | Jordan Lyles | 2-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 3/30/2023 | Zack Greinke | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/17/2022 | Daniel Lynch | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
Buxton Stats and Trends
- Buxton has picked up a hit in 53.6% of his 69 games this year, with multiple base knocks in 21.7% of those contests (15).
- In 20.3% of his games this season, he has homered (14 of 69). He’s left the yard in 5.3% of his trips to the plate during the 2023 campaign.
- He has scored at least one run 31 times this year in 69 games played (44.9%), including nine times when he tallied multiple runs (13.0%).
- In 20 of 69 games this season (29.0%), Buxton has driven in a run, and in 10 of those games (14.5%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in four contests.
- In 75.4% of his 69 games this season, he has been set down on strikes (52 times). He’s also had 23 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (33.3%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | GP | 32 |
| 21 (56.8%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 16 (50.0%) |
| 9 (24.3%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 6 (18.8%) |
| 16 (43.2%) | Games w/1+ Run | 15 (46.9%) |
| 11 (29.7%) | Games w/1+ HR | 3 (9.4%) |
| 13 (35.1%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 7 (21.9%) |
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